THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE…THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT…SEVERE STORMS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES EXPECTED TONIGHT.

WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED…

DAMAGING WINDS…HEAVY RAIN…ISOLATED TORNADOES…FREQUENT LIGHTNING…AND SMALL HAIL ARE ALL POSSIBLE.

A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE STATE THIS EVENING…DRAGGING A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE AREA OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. SUPERCELL STORMS THAT DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND POSSIBLE DEVELOPMENT INTO A SQUALL LINE ACCOMPANYING THE FRONT WILL PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.

THE HIGHEST RISK WILL GENERALLY BE FROM 3 AM TO 11 AM WEDNESDAY. HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO EXPECTED…WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.

THIS RAINFALL WILL COMBINE WITH THE SATURATED ANTECEDENT CONDITIONS TO
KEEP THE FLASH FLOODING RISK HIGH THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING.
SEE THE LATEST FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE LATEST DETAILS.

DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY…

THE THREAT OF SEVERE STORMS CONTINUES INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
DIMINISHES AS THE MAIN LINE OF STORMS PUSHES EAST OF THE STATE…ALTHOUGH STRONG GRADIENT WINDS ARE EXPECTED AREA-WIDE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. MANY AREAS COULD SEE SW WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED ACCORDINGLY.

WRAP AROUND MOISTURE FROM THIS SYSTEM COULD RESULT IN LIGHT WINTRY PRECIPITATION ACROSS FAR NORTH GEORGIA ON THURSDAY WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. SOME HIGHER ELEVATIONS COULD SEE UP TO 2 INCHES AND FUTURE UPDATES COULD WARRANT A POSSIBLE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

FOR NOW HAVE ISSUED A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT.

NO HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY AT THIS TIME.